| Term | Definition |
| Where is the gutter | On cervical vertebrae, between the anterior and posterior tubercles of the transverse process |
| Ucinate process | Superior-lateral lips, located on superior of body |
| Inferior lips | Anterior posterior lips located on the inferior body |
| What is the gutter for | groove for spinal nerve |
| Orientation of intervertabral facets | Cervical: diagnal up and down/front back, Thoraci: front, back, Lumbar: medial, lateral |
| What extra facets do the thoracic vertebrae have | superior and inferior costal facets for head of rib, and transverse costal facet for tubercle of rib |
| vertebral notches in thoracic vertebrae | No superior vertebral notches |
| Mamillary process | On superior articulating process, for attachment of multifus muscle |
| Accessory process | on inferior of transverse process, for attachment of longisimuss muscle |